Introduce Yourselves here Showing 2,001-2,050 of 2,348

[S.T.]

Hi all! I am new to the group. Looking forward to finding some great books to read. I am an avid reader and part-time author. I love fantasy. I read pretty much anything but non fiction. I just can't get into it. I need dialog;) Looks like a fun group!

[Kramie]

Hi

[Kath]

Hi, ST and Kramie. Welcome!

[Rita]

Welcome Brenda, S.T. and Kramie. I'm sure you'll enjoy Goodreads - it's my favourite website.

[Patti (baconater)]

Welcome!

[Jim]

welcome aboard :-)

[L.A.]

Hi S.T. and Kramie and welcome - just be careful, there's so much to do here you might it difficult finding time to read! ; - )

[Imogen]

Hey, I'm Imogen and I mainly read YA yet I'll read whatever I can find

[Kath]

Hi Imogen. I read all sorts, including YA. Welcome to the group.

[Richie]

Hi, I am Richard, reader and writer of lit-fic. I live in south London, but I hail from the cabbage fields and brussel sprout wastelands of the Lancashire plains. I have been reading like a demon this year; new stuff and things I've meant to for ages. I just finished Bukowski and was inspired to drink a hell of a lot more when I sit down to write. I published my first ebook this year, which I shall endeavour tell you all about on the authors' thread.
Cheers

[Kath]

Welcome, Richard. Nice to meet a fellow Lancastrian-in-exile.

[L.A.]

Hi Richard and welcome. I used to live in Manchester and travelled though Lancs quite often, but just don't remember the brussel sprouts or cabbages!

[B.F.J.]

Hi all, I'm new to Goodreads and would love some feedback on my debut novel "Dillon's Mill".
The link is as follows: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_...
The synopsis is as follows:
"Since the death of his wife and son at the hands of his sworn enemy, Neil Dillon lives the life of a recluse, on his once thriving family farm in the north of Ireland.
Tommy Smyth, after surviving a traumatic upbringing at the hands of his alcoholic mother and the local children's home in North London, befriends a kindly Irish family, who take him in, and treat him as one of their own.
One night, Tommy receives a phone call that changes the course of his life forever.
Dillon's Mill is the story of Neil Dillon and Tommy Smyth, the people and events that shape their lives, and the one meeting between the two men, devastating in its consequences, that changes the path of theirs, and their families lives forever."

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated,
Regards,
BFJ

[Usman]

I am a self proclaimed storyteller. My debut novel The Pageant Trap is published and few are liking it and few are guiding me my mistakes not to be repeated in my second novel because the art of writing is the art of discovering what I believe in and writing is an exploration. I started from nothing and learning as I go.

[Kath]

Hello, BFJ and Usman. Welcome.

[Melissa]

Hi, all. My name is Melissa and I'm a UK author of erotic fiction. I love reading erotica, of course, but also horror and fantasy. Glad to meet you all.

[L.A.]

Hi Melissa and welcome from another UK author..

[Kath]

Hello Melissa. Join the gang.

[Angel]

Hi, nice to meet you. I'm a kind of a worldly world traveler. I have over 5,000 books on my kindle and over 4,000 on my Goodreads shelf. I read and review a lot when I have the time. I'm a mom of a ten year old son who is autistic/nonverbal and making steady and exceptional progress everyday, avid blogger, reviewer, reader. I've traveled all over the world.

[Kath]

Hello and welcome, Angel.

[L.A.]

Welcome Angel, sounds like you're a busy lady!

[James]

Hi guys. My name is James, I'm 35 years old and live with my wife and daughter in the north of England in a small seaside town. I work in digital marketing and used to read all the time, but a 17 month old girl killed that pretty quickly. So I read when I can or where I can (lunch breaks, on the commute, hunched over the kitchen counter while the kettle boils). Actually writing this is a treat, but not that much of a treat, as it's 20 minutes to midnight.

Anyway, I'm here to talk books and read books and hopefully have books recommended to me. I'm not picky when it comes to genre - I do harbour a notion of writing a book one day (the only writing I do is blogging and that's quite fledgling at the moment) and I understand that reading as widely as possible will hold me in good stead. So at the moment I'm reading chick lit - last week it was a thriller - next week it could be urban fantasy. You never know, I might even try and tackle Ulysses again. Seriously, has anyone ever read that and understood it? I've tried three times and just could not do it, and I'll usually stick out most things when it comes to books. I even read Crime and Punishment, and ended up thinking what crime I had committed to warrant such punishment. Apologies to Dostoevsky fans.

I digress. It's very nice to meet you all and can't wait to get stuck in.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Hi James. I read one page of Ulysses and threw it violently out the window. I advise you to do the same.

We have lots of book talk here - there are many threads which have suggestions and recommendations. We also have lots of authors, and even some people with small noise-making time sucks (or babies).

Welcome, come in sit down and have a look around. We have tea and biscuits, or something stronger if you want :)

[Jim]

chuck Ulysses away and see if it manages to come home on its own after 20 plus years

[Kath]

Morning, James, and welcome. Check out the Just finished just started thread. Reader recommendation - or otherwise.

[L.A.]

Welcome James. I was never tempted to pick up Ulysees and agree wholeheartedly with the learned Goodreaders above!

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Jim wrote: "chuck Ulysses away and see if it manages to come home on its own after 20 plus years"

Looking rather worn and battle-scarred.

[Jim]

the dog will recognise him

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Was it a border collie?

[Jim]

Argos was a hunting dog, perhaps the first dog to make its place in literature

As they were speaking, a dog that had been lying asleep raised his head and pricked up his ears. This was Argos, whom Odysseus had bred before setting out for Troy, but he had never had any enjoyment from him. In the old days he used to be taken out by the young men when they went hunting wild goats, or deer, or hares, but now that his master was gone he was lying neglected on the heaps of mule and cow dung that lay in front of the stable doors till the men should come and draw it away to manure the great close; and he was full of fleas. As soon as he saw Odysseus standing there, he dropped his ears and wagged his tail, but he could not get close up to his master. When Odysseus saw the dog on the other side of the yard, dashed a tear from his eyes without Eumaios seeing it, and said:
'Eumaios, what a noble hound is that is over yonder on the manure heap: his build is splendid; is he as fine a fellow as he looks, or is he only one of those dogs that come begging about a table, and are kept merely for show?'
'This dog,' answered Eumaios, 'belonged to him who has died in a far country. If he were what he was when Odysseus left for Troy, he would soon show you what he could do. There was not a wild beast in the forest that could get away from him when he was once on its tracks. But now he has fallen on evil times, for his master is dead and gone, and the women take no care of him. Servants never do their work when their master's hand is no longer over them, for Zeus takes half the goodness out of a man when he makes a slave of him.'
So saying he entered the well-built mansion, and made straight for the riotous pretenders in the hall. But Argos passed into the darkness of death, now that he had fulfilled his destiny of faith and seen his master once more after twenty years.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Awwww, poor Argos :(

[Jim]

An of course within the story Odysseus couldn't go across and pat the dog because then people would know who he was, rather too early

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Its a very long time since I heard that story, but its coming back to me.

[Jim]

Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "Its a very long time since I heard that story, but its coming back to me."

well apparently it was in its present form some time in the 7th century BC, so it might well be a very long time :-)

[Kath]

Thread drift!

[Jim]

Kath wrote: "Thread drift!"

actually we just introduced somebody's dog, so it's not drifted all that far :-)
Perhaps it should have been on the animal thread :-)

[Lee]

Good afternoon ladies and gents, thanks for adding me to the group.

I'm a relatively new author of, apparently, 'chillingly realistic' dark crime and psychological thrillers.

A bit about me. I've been a martial artist, fighter, British soldier and police officer for far too many years. I use many of my first-hand experiences as inspiration for my work and hope that they give readers a bit of added realism. My debut ebook, Lines of Justice: Aždaja, is the first in a darkly humorous series I'm working on (the second is due out later this year) and has been getting some excellent reviews on here.

I don't mean this as a plug, just an introduction, so sorry if it comes across wrong.

Thanks

[Patti (baconater)]

Welcome all!

Remember, to get the most from the group, interaction is necessary.

Pull up some threads that haven't been posted on in a while if you've something to add. Or start a new thread.

[Kath]

Welcome, Lee.

[Lee]

Hi Kath, thanks.

[Jack]

Hi, my name is Jack (Pen name my real name is Craig but ssshh don't tell anyone) I am from the North-West of England, I am 29years old and have one daughter. I write nonfiction and fact books(well I try) I also work a day job in retail and even though my profile says I joined in 2016 (I don't remember doing so) I have only been using the site the last week or so I am still finding my way around and I love to read. Thank you for accepting me into your group. You all seem fun and friendly :) I am not sure how much information I am supposed to put here but I think I have rambled on enough :)

[Lee]

Jack wrote: "Hi, my name is Jack (Pen name my real name is Craig but ssshh don't tell anyone) I am from the North-West of England, I am 29years old and have one daughter. I write nonfiction and fact books(well ..."

Hello mate, I'm quite new to the group as well so probably not my place to welcome you...so I'll just say hi.

[Jack]

Thank you, Lee a hello or a welcome from anybody is always nice so I appreciate that :)

[Kath]

Evening, Jack. Nearly said Hi Jack but it sounded wrong.

[Jack]

Haha Hello, Kath and yes it does a little I am not trying to take over anything....yet :)

[Jim]

welcome aboard :-)

[Jack]

Thank you very much, Jim.

[Derek]

Hi, just joined up with the upcoming 'retirement' of the Amazon forums imminent. I'm 67 years old, married with no children but a succession of dogs over the years. Profile picture is the current dog.

Been a voracious reader all my life and will continue to be but I'm slowly converting from paper books to eBooks via Kindle.

[Lee]

Derek wrote: "Hi, just joined up with the upcoming 'retirement' of the Amazon forums imminent. I'm 67 years old, married with no children but a succession of dogs over the years. Profile picture is the current d..."

Hi Derek, nice looking dog. I can't make it out, is he a Vizsla or Doberman?

[Kath]

Hi, Derek. Plenty of kindle lovers here.